
- 184 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About this book
Mental health is positioned as the cure-all for society's discontents, from pandemics to terrorism. But psychology and psychiatry are not apolitical, and neither are Muslims. This book unpacks where the politics of the psy-disciplines and the politics of Muslims overlaps, demonstrating how psychological theories and practices serve State interests and perpetuate inequality—especially racism and Islamophobia. Viewing the psy-disciplines from the margins, this book illustrates how these necessarily serve the State in the production of loyal, low-risk and productive citizens, offering a modern discussion of three paradigms underlying the psy-disciplines: neoliberalism, security and the politics of mental health.
Tarek Younis is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- About the Author
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: Friendly Ears
- 2 Islamophobia and the Problem of Muslim Thought
- 3 Politics and Psychology: The Only Revolution is Within
- 4 The Politics of Muslim Mental Health: Legitimacy Through Suffering
- 5 Security and Extremism: Securing the Muslim Mind
- 6 Neoliberalism and Austerity: Bolstering the Muslim Mind
- 7 Conclusion: The Decolonial Somewhere Between Justice and Peace
- References
- Index